Cotton-chopper.



J. W. GARRETT. COTTON CHOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED mamas, 1909.

Patented D80. '27, 1910.

JAMES WILLIAM GARRETT, 0F ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA.

COTTON-CHOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed Beeember 29, 1909.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910. Serial No. 535,415.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns W. GARRETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elk City, in the county of Beckham and State of Oklahoma,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Choppers, ofwhich the following is a specification, referones being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cottonchoppers and has for its object to improve the construction and increasethe efficiency of a machine of the above character for which Patent#913,373 was granted to me February 23, 1909.

A further object is to' provide means whereby the machine may be easilyturned by the draft team.

i Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully de scribed and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure- 1 is a top plan view of amachine illustrating the application of my invention; Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the front end of the machine; and Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of one of the casters and a portion of the support-ingframe.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the main frame consisting of theupper and lower parallel side bars 2 and 3 respectively. These side barsare united by the upright bars 4 and each pair of longitudinal side barsare connected and braced by the transverse cross bars 5. The rear end ofthe frame is supported by suitable traction wheels, not shown.

The forward ends of the lower pair of longitudinal bars 3 have securedthereto the casters 9 which may be of any approved construction. To eachof these casters a laterally extending arm 1.0 is secured. A stub tongue11 is rigidly secured to the forward transverse connecting bar of theupper longitudinal bars 2, and the side bars are extended beyond theforward uprights 4: and have their ends secured to the sides of thetongue. A U-sha-ped bar 12 is secured upon the tongue adjacent to itsouter end and to the extremities of the vertical portions of this barthe swinglet-rees 13 are attached. This bar is also connected to each ofthe lower longitudinal bars by means of the chains 14.. A second tongue15 is arranged below the stationary tongue and is pivotally secured atits rear end beneath the transverse bar 5. This tongue is supported andguided by means of the yoke bar 16, the ends of which are rigidlysecured to the inwardly extending end portions of the upper longitudinalframe bars 2.

Pivoted to the tongue 15 and depending therefrom there is a transverselydisposed U- shaped plate 17, the ends of which are laterally extendedand have secured thereto one end of the link rods 18. The other ends ofthose rods are disposed through apertures in the extren'iities of thearms 10 carried by the casters, and are retained therein by means of thenuts 19 which have threaded engagement upon the ends of said rods. Thuswhen it is desired to turn the machine, the draft animals will swing thepivoted tongue 15 and cause the casters 9 to turn whereby the directionof movement of the machine is guided without placing undue strain uponthe animals or requiring that a very wide turn be made as the casterswill permit of the machine being turned within its own length.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have produced a cottonchopping machine which is of comparatively simple construction and whichis so constructed that the utility and the etliciency of my previouslypatented machine are greatly increased, while at the same time theexpense incident to the construction of such machines is materiallyreduced.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In a cotton chopper, a main frame comprising upper and lower pairs oflongitudinal bars, a stub tongue rigidly secured between the forwardends of the upper bars, a transverse guide member secured to said bars,a pivoted tongue transversely movable on said guide member, a castersecured to the forward end of each of the lower 1ongitudinal bars, andlink rods connecting said casters to said pivoted tongue forsimultaneous pivotal movement.

2. In a cotton chopper, a main frame comprising upper and lowerlongitudinal bars, transverse bars connecting the upper longitudinalbars, a draft tongue pivoted to one of said transverse bars, means forsupporting said tongue, a caster secured to the forward end of each ofthe lower longitudinal bars, and a. link rod connecting each of said tothe forward end of said wheel supported casters to said pivoted tonguefor siniultaframe, a laterally extending arm secured to neous pivotalmovement. each of said casters, and link rods connecting 3. In a cottonchopper, a Wheel supported the ends of said pivoted U-shaped bar to said15 5 'frame, a forwardly extending stub tongue arms.

- secured to said frame, a transverse guide can In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my ried by said frame, a pivoted draft tongue signaturein the presence of two witnesses. arranged beneath said stub tongue andmov- JAMES WILLIAM GARRETT. able in said guide, an inverted U-shaped barWitnesses:

l0 transversely disposed and pivoted to the un- G. E. MARTIN,

der side of said draft tongue, casters secured O. P. MoRnn.

